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affair
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From this reading Take this affair of Zenobia's.
all
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
beau
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
bein
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
BILL
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blows
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brass
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From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
breezy
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brings
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From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
card
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From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
comes
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comfy
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Corrugated
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day
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doin
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don't
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From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
Dorsett
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down
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
elopes
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em
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Europe
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
Fair-haired
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From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
gate
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From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
goes
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
happen
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From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
happenin
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From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
happens
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
holds
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From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
human
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From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
I'm
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
I've
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From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
jolt
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From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
just
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
labeled
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
livin
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
near-aunts
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take this affair of Zenobia's.
off
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
old
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
old-time
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
OUT
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From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
package
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From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
place
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
quick
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From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
recovered
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From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
settled
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
shot
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show
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
SIFTING
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From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
solid
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
surprise
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From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take this affair of Zenobia's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
then
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From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
Things
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From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
thirty
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Take this affair of Zenobia's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
two
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
UNCLE
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From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
up
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
Vincent
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From this reading Fair-haired Vincent, who still holds my old place on the brass gate, brings in his card.
well
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And then, before I've recovered from that jolt, comes this human surprise package labeled Dorsett, who blows breezy into the Corrugated.
who'd
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
years
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From this reading One day I'm settled down all comfy and solid with two old near-aunts who'd been livin' in the same place and doin' the same things for the last thirty years or so, and the next--well, off one of 'em goes, elopes with an old-time beau of hers that happens to show up here just because Europe is bein' shot up.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SIFTING OUT UNCLE BILL Things happen to you quick, don't they, when the happenin' is good?
Zenobia's
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From this reading Take this affair of Zenobia's.
